The reference point for IST is 82°30' E longitude, which passes through Mirzapur near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The Earth rotates 15 degrees of longitude in one hour. The difference in longitude between the Prime Meridian (0°) and 82°30' E is 82.5 degrees. Calculating the time difference: minutes.
India Standard Time is _______ ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2019 · Topic: Standard Time (Calculation of IST in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) / Universal Coordinated Time (UTC))
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